Sustainable Energy and a Clean Environment
Preserve, maintain and restore natural systems and landscapes
Strategy: Preserve, maintain and restore natural systems and landscapes
Agency: 468 - Environmental and Land Use Hearings Office
A002 - Environmental Adjudication
The Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) and Shorelines Hearings Board (SHB) within the Environmental and Land Use Hearings Office are independent, quasi-judicial adjudicative boards that hear appeals of certain local, regional, and state agency environmental decisions related to permitting and enforcement. The Boards conduct evidentiary hearings, evaluate scientific and other factual evidence, and produce written legal decisions that interpret, apply, and enforce state environmental laws related to water rights, water quality, air quality, hazardous waste, forest practices, and shoreline management.
Account | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | Biennium Total |
---|---|---|---|
FTE | 32.0 | 32.8 | 32.4 |
001 - General Fund | |||
State | 4,046,000 | 4,800,000 | 8,846,000 |
26B - Climate Investment Account | |||
State | 898,000 | 898,000 | 1,796,000 |
FY 2024 | FY 2025 | Biennium Total | |
---|---|---|---|
FTES | 16.0 | 16.4 | 16.2 |
GFS | 2,023,000.0 | 2,557,000.0 | 4,580,000.0 |
Other | 449,000.0 | 449,000.0 | 898,000.0 |
Totals | 2,472,000.0 | 3,006,000.0 | 5,478,000.0 |
000368 - Percentage of appeals that settle before hearing
Biennium | Period | Actual | Target |
---|---|---|---|
2019-21 | Q1 | 85% | 90% |
2019-21 | Q2 | 76% | 90% |
2019-21 | Q3 | 75% | 90% |
2019-21 | Q4 | 78% | 90% |
2019-21 | Q5 | 89% | 90% |
2019-21 | Q6 | 79% | 90% |
2019-21 | Q7 | 70% | 90% |
2019-21 | Q8 | 62% | 90% |
000391 - Months from appeal to settlement
Biennium | Period | Actual | Target |
---|---|---|---|
2019-21 | Q1 | 6 | 6 |
2019-21 | Q2 | 6 | 6 |
2019-21 | Q3 | 5 | 6 |
2019-21 | Q4 | 6 | 6 |
2019-21 | Q5 | 7 | 6 |
2019-21 | Q6 | 7 | 6 |
2019-21 | Q7 | 4 | 6 |
2019-21 | Q8 | 4 | 6 |
2021-23 | Q1 | 0 | 0 |
2021-23 | Q2 | 0 | 0 |
2021-23 | Q3 | 0 | 0 |
2021-23 | Q4 | 0 | 0 |
2021-23 | Q5 | 3 | 6 |
2021-23 | Q6 | 5 | 6 |
2021-23 | Q7 | 3 | 6 |
2021-23 | Q8 | 2 | 6 |
2023-25 | Q1 | 4 | 6 |
2023-25 | Q2 | 3 | 6 |
2023-25 | Q3 | 1 | 6 |
2023-25 | Q4 | 2 | 6 |
2023-25 | Q5 | 0 | 0 |
2023-25 | Q6 | 0 | 0 |
2023-25 | Q7 | 0 | 0 |
2023-25 | Q8 | 0 | 0 |
002551 - PCHB or SHB to issue a final decision following a hearing or a dispositive motion
Biennium | Period | Actual | Target |
---|---|---|---|
2019-21 | Q1 | 1 | 3 |
2019-21 | Q2 | 1 | 3 |
2019-21 | Q3 | 1 | 3 |
2019-21 | Q4 | 1 | 3 |
2019-21 | Q5 | 1 | 3 |
2019-21 | Q6 | 4 | 3 |
2019-21 | Q7 | 3 | 3 |
2019-21 | Q8 | 2 | 3 |
2021-23 | Q1 | 0 | 3 |
2021-23 | Q2 | 0 | 3 |
2021-23 | Q3 | 0 | 3 |
2021-23 | Q4 | 0 | 3 |
2021-23 | Q5 | 0 | 3 |
2021-23 | Q6 | 0 | 3 |
2021-23 | Q7 | 0 | 3 |
2021-23 | Q8 | 0 | 3 |
002552 - Months from appeal to resolution for SHB
Biennium | Period | Actual | Target |
---|---|---|---|
2019-21 | Q1 | 3 | 6 |
2019-21 | Q2 | 2 | 6 |
2019-21 | Q3 | 2 | 6 |
2019-21 | Q4 | 2 | 6 |
2019-21 | Q5 | 3 | 6 |
2019-21 | Q6 | 2 | 6 |
2019-21 | Q7 | 3 | 6 |
2019-21 | Q8 | 4 | 6 |
2021-23 | Q1 | 0 | 0 |
2021-23 | Q2 | 0 | 0 |
2021-23 | Q3 | 0 | 0 |
2021-23 | Q4 | 0 | 0 |
2021-23 | Q5 | 1 | 6 |
2021-23 | Q6 | 0 | 6 |
2021-23 | Q7 | 0 | 6 |
2021-23 | Q8 | 1 | 6 |
2023-25 | Q1 | 6 | 6 |
2023-25 | Q2 | 2 | 6 |
2023-25 | Q3 | 3 | 6 |
2023-25 | Q4 | 0 | 6 |
2023-25 | Q5 | 0 | 0 |
2023-25 | Q6 | 0 | 0 |
2023-25 | Q7 | 0 | 0 |
2023-25 | Q8 | 0 | 0 |
002962 - PCHB or SHB appeals settled before a hearing or dispositive motion
Biennium | Period | Actual | Target |
---|---|---|---|
2021-23 | A2 | 0% | 50% |
2021-23 | A3 | 0% | 50% |
A003 - Land Use Planning Adjudication
The Growth Management Hearings Board (GMHB) within the Environmental and Land Use Hearings Office is an independent, quasi-judicial adjudicative board that resolves disputes regarding local government compliance with the land use planning requirements of the Growth Management Act (GMA) and related matters. The GMHB uses regional panels to hear appeals related to local government comprehensive plans, development regulations, and other components of the GMA. The final products from the GMHB are legal decisions which enforce the State's Growth Management Act (RCW 36.70A).
Account | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | Biennium Total |
---|---|---|---|
FTE | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
001 - General Fund | |||
State | 2,921,000 | 3,300,000 | 6,221,000 |
FY 2024 | FY 2025 | Biennium Total | |
---|---|---|---|
FTES | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
GFS | 1,460,000.0 | 1,751,000.0 | 3,211,000.0 |
Other | |||
Totals | 1,460,000.0 | 1,751,000.0 | 3,211,000.0 |
000369 - Encourage settlement of Challenges
Biennium | Period | Actual | Target |
---|---|---|---|
2019-21 | Q1 | 0 | 0 |
2019-21 | Q2 | 0 | 0 |
2019-21 | Q3 | 0 | 0 |
2019-21 | Q4 | 0 | 17 |
2019-21 | Q5 | 0 | 0 |
2019-21 | Q6 | 0 | 0 |
2019-21 | Q7 | 0 | 0 |
2019-21 | Q8 | 0 | 17 |
000392 - GMHB final decisions issued within deadlines
Biennium | Period | Actual | Target |
---|---|---|---|
2019-21 | Q1 | 0% | 0% |
2019-21 | Q2 | 0% | 0% |
2019-21 | Q3 | 0% | 0% |
2019-21 | Q4 | 100% | 100% |
2019-21 | Q5 | 0% | 0% |
2019-21 | Q6 | 0% | 0% |
2019-21 | Q7 | 0% | 0% |
2019-21 | Q8 | 100% | 100% |
2021-23 | Q1 | 0% | 100% |
2021-23 | Q2 | 0% | 100% |
2021-23 | Q3 | 0% | 100% |
2021-23 | Q4 | 100% | 100% |
2021-23 | Q5 | 100% | 100% |
2021-23 | Q6 | 100% | 100% |
2021-23 | Q7 | 100% | 100% |
2021-23 | Q8 | 100% | 100% |
2023-25 | Q1 | 100% | 100% |
2023-25 | Q2 | 100% | 100% |
2023-25 | Q3 | 100% | 100% |
2023-25 | Q4 | 100% | 100% |
2023-25 | Q5 | 0% | 100% |
2023-25 | Q6 | 0% | 100% |
2023-25 | Q7 | 0% | 100% |
2023-25 | Q8 | 0% | 100% |
002963 - GMHB appeals settled before a hearing or dispositive motion
Biennium | Period | Actual | Target |
---|---|---|---|
2021-23 | A2 | 0% | 15% |
2021-23 | A3 | 0% | 15% |